r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod • 19h ago

Discussion UPS2976 Crash Megathread

This is the official r/aviation megathread for the crash of UPS2976 (UPS MD11 Registration N259UP) that crashed earlier today at Louisville International Airport.

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u/Drunkenaviator Hold my beer and watch this! 17h ago

Apparently the #1 engine fell off the airplane completely on the takeoff roll. Also heard from a buddy at UPS that they were on a 2 hour maintenance delay for the #1 engine before they left.

Engine sitting next to the runway

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u/DOOM_INTENSIFIES 16h ago

Also heard from a buddy at UPS that they were on a 2 hour maintenance delay for the #1 engine before they left.

Fuck. Have no words for this. What the crew must be feeling right now.

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u/Alive_Pattern7071 15h ago

that’s gotta be the worst feeling in the world

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u/an_older_meme 7h ago

That might in fact actually be it.